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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2022; 10(03): E262-E268
DOI: 10.1055/a-1723-3369
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Automatic detection of tumor vessels in indeterminate biliary strictures in digital single-operator cholangioscopy

Pedro Pereira
1   Department of Gastroenterology, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal
2   WGO Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training Center, Porto, Portugal
3   Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
,
Miguel Mascarenhas
1   Department of Gastroenterology, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal
2   WGO Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training Center, Porto, Portugal
3   Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
,
Tiago Ribeiro
1   Department of Gastroenterology, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal
2   WGO Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training Center, Porto, Portugal
,
João Afonso
1   Department of Gastroenterology, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal
2   WGO Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training Center, Porto, Portugal
,
João P. S. Ferreira
4   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
5   INEGI – Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Porto, Portugal
,
Filipe Vilas-Boas
1   Department of Gastroenterology, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal
2   WGO Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training Center, Porto, Portugal
3   Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
,
Marco P.L. Parente
4   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
5   INEGI – Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Porto, Portugal
,
Renato N. Jorge
4   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
5   INEGI – Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Porto, Portugal
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Guilherme Macedo
1   Department of Gastroenterology, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal
2   WGO Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training Center, Porto, Portugal
3   Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Abstract

Background and study aims Indeterminate biliary strictures pose a significative clinical challenge. Dilated, irregular, and tortuous vessels, often described as tumor vessels, are frequently reported in biliary strictures with high malignancy potential during digital single-operator cholangioscopy (D-SOC). In recent years, the development of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for application to endoscopic practice has been intensely studied. We aimed to develop an AI algorithm for automatic detection of tumor vessels (TVs) in D-SOC images.

Patients and methods A convolutional neural network (CNN) was developed. A total of 6475 images from 85 patients who underwent D-SOC (Spyglass, Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States) were included. Each frame was evaluated for the presence of TVs. The performance of the CNN was measured by calculating the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values.

Results The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 99.3 %, 99.4 %, 99.6% and 98.7 %, respectively. The AUC was 1.00.

Conclusions Our CNN was able to detect TVs with high accuracy. Development of AI algorithms may enhance the detection of macroscopic characteristics associated with high probability of biliary malignancy, thus optimizing the diagnostic workup of patients with indeterminate biliary strictures.



Publication History

Received: 06 July 2021

Accepted after revision: 05 October 2021

Article published online:
14 March 2022

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